i recently bought a 145mph gauge cluster. i made my own white face gauges, which i'll post pics of once it's in the car. i also pulled off the needles and painted them. the problem is, when i got the cluster, the circular piece of the speedo needle was cracked. i figured i would just swap it with the needle on my 85mph cluster. i pulled the needle off the old cluster, cleaned it, and painted it. when i was putting the needles back on my new cluster, i couldn't get the speedo needle back on. upon closer inspection, the peg is longer and the hole seems to be a little smaller. i went to the junkyard and pulled a needle out of an 86 z28 with an 85mph speedo, but had the same problem. did they change the needle sometime between 85-89, or were the needles from 145mph different than needles from 85mph gauges?

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87 Camaro LT
bone stock lg4 w/ 700r4
1/4 mile: 35 seconds @ 50mph (or so it feels like it)
mods:
ground effects (in progress)
93 camaro seats (installed)
99 camaro center console (in progress)
85-87 iroc or 91-92 z28 rims (91-92 installed)
white 145mph iroc gauges (in progress)

 

i just snapped a quick picture of the pegs on the back that hooks up to the pin in the gauge. the one from the 85mph speedo (left) is about 7/32" and the one from the 145mph speedo (right) is about 1/8"


[This message has been edited by Diabolical (edited December 06, 2001).]

 

anyone?

 

Your picture doesn't work

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i see it just fine, but if you can't see it, go to http://diab0lical.homestead.com/files/needles.jpg

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87 Camaro LT
bone stock lg4 w/ 700r4
1/4 mile: 35 seconds @ 50mph (or so it feels like it)
mods:
ground effects (in progress)
93 camaro seats (installed)
99 camaro center console (in progress)
85-87 iroc or 91-92 z28 rims (91-92 installed)
white 145mph iroc gauges (in progress)

 

im not 100% sure on the condition of the speedo needle thing, but the pic in your sig kicks a s s diabolical.

 

I never noticed that before, but it would appear that your picture answers your own question. I wonder if carefully drilling the hole a tad bigger would be good enough or if you'd need the longer shaft.

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haha thanks
my question wasn't if the pegs were different, i can obviously see that they're different. my question is, when i look for a new needle, do i need to get one from a later year, or one from a 145mph speedo.

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87 Camaro LT
bone stock lg4 w/ 700r4
1/4 mile: 35 seconds @ 50mph (or so it feels like it)
mods:
ground effects (in progress)
93 camaro seats (installed)
99 camaro center console (in progress)
85-87 iroc or 91-92 z28 rims (91-92 installed)
white 145mph iroc gauges (in progress)